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Re:EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE p... by steveBK123 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:19AM (#41868503)
Rich Rebuilds used to do stuff like this too.

I really think given a few more years when millions of Model 3s/Ys reach their 2nd/3rd owners, we will see this become more routine.

Also people talk about pack replacements like they are a single monolith but many cars have packs composed of 10-20 modules. Some modules can even be repaired at the cell level. So costs can trend down over time.

Re:EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE p... by throwaway48476 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:23AM (#41868537)
The trend has been towards unrepairable monolithic packs. You could do module replacement in the model S packs but since model 3 it's all full of foam.